Juventude do campo e quilombola: educação e identidade cultural na Comunidade Quilombola de Itaboca - Inhangapi - PA

Abstract

This research problematized education in the context of a Maroon, upon which looked into how education influences the cultural identity of young Maroons. The research aimed to analyze the relationship between education and cultural identity of young people in maroon community of the Municipality of Itaboca Inhangapi - PA which to achieve it was adopted as the methodological research participants and content analysis to examine the narratives of subjects and young people of that community. The results showed that the community is still in the process of appropriation of the recognition process of its territory and has a value indelible education, especially for young people who see her chance to continue their studies without changing its identity. However, the relationship with the city of Quilombo revealed in the narrative of young people on the one hand, shows the assimilation of urban identities that provide sociability different. On the other hand, this also brings socialization harmful contact with violence and drugs. The completion of the research points to the need for greater mobilization around education perspective eat the expansion of social equality.